Medical device executive turned patient safety advocate Joe Kiani told a U.S. Senate committee on healthcare Tuesday that the government can do more to stop preventable deaths in hospitals, including adding harsher payment penalties if a patient dies as a result of a preventable medical error or infection.
Patient Safety
Identifying medical devices will strengthen safety
By: Jeffrey Shuren, M.D., J.D.
Medical devices are an important part of everyday life for many people. Some are used to diagnose, others to treat patients. Some are implanted in the body. Some are used by doctors in hospitals, while others are used by patients in their home or at work.
FDA’s new Unique Device Identifier rule addresses some, not all, industry concerns
Updated September 20, 2013, at 3:30 p.m. with comments from the Medical Device Manufacturers Assn.
More fall concerns for large imaging systems as Philips issues warning
GE issues another imaging system fall warning after discovering missing screws
Hips and knees: Consumers Union calls for no-cost revision warranties
Patients undergoing hip or knee implant surgeries are entitled to more security than they’re getting, according to the Safe Patient Project of Consumers Union, the advocacy arm of Consumer Reports.
Intuitive Surgical says robot surgery complications study is ‘misleading’
Study: Robotic surgery is less safe than it appears
A "slapdash" system of reporting complications may be hiding the true dangers of robot-assisted surgery, according to a Johns Hopkins report published online this week in the Journal for Healthcare Quality.
More legal trouble for Fresenius
Medical device cybersecurity tools in the real world
Regulators and healthcare providers are developing tools and standards to assess medical devices and their digital defenses, as medtech cybersecurity takes some giant steps from the theoretical to the practical.
Medicare: New payment rule boosts budgets and patient safety programs
Medicare officials released new hospital payment rules for 2014 that would increase certain budgets and take steps to implement healthcare reform measures mandated by the Affordable Care Act.